Vita-fé
Old Norse Dictionary - vita-fé
Meaning of Old Norse word "vita-fé"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vita-fé
- n. a law phrase, secure money, i. e. secured by a verdict or the like; þat er allt vitafé er váttar vitu, ok allt þat er dómr dæmir manni, etc., Gþl. 508; sækja sem vitafé. 306; þat er v. er fest er fyrir váttum, n. G. l. i. 221: mod. vita-skuld.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛏᛅ-ᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- etc.
- et cetera.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)